Button-mold machine and dies



C. W. SCOTT.

BUTTON mow MACHINE AND DIES.

APPLICATION FILED-A0610, 1920.

Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

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C. W. SCOTT.

BUTTON MOLD MACHINE AND DIES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-20, 1920.

Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CECIL WiLLIAM SCOTT, of 24 Gladstone Park Gardens,Dollis Hill, Cricklewood, in the county of Middlesex, England, a subjectof the King of Great Britain and Ireland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in or Relating to Button-Mold Machines and Dies, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to button mold machines and dies.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved machine and dies.A machine made in accordance with this invention comprises a bed plate,a pressure bar adapted to travel in guides on the bed plate, a ram, camor toggle lever over the pressure bar, and a gap in the bed plate toallow the dies to take up a central position under the pressure bar.

The dies may be made of machined metal as hitherto or they may besheetor tube metal.

Referring to the drawings filed herewith Fig. 1 is an elevation of oneform of machine made in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a plan of the pressure bar;

Fig. 4 is a cross section of the dies adapted to form covered ormoldedbuttons;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of a machine with a toggle motion.

a is the bed plate formed with flanges b and 0 by which the plate can besecured to a table, bracket wall, sewing machine or other place, (23 isa front plate, 6 e e. are rivets and f distance pieces by which thefront plate is secured to the bed plate, 9 and h are holes in the frontand back plates to allow the dies to lie centrally of the machine.Between the plates at and d is mounted a cam 7' provided with a handle70. The ca'm may be formed of sheet metal folded over. A pressure bar mis mounted between the plates, and a spring 71. tends to return the barto its operative position. The die consists of four parts, namely, thecasing 0, the bevel or closer p, the tube q and the former r. The former1- is placed in the casing 0. The material of which the button is to becovered is placed over the casing; the shell of the button is placedover the material and ressed by the operator on to the former.

e back of the button is placed in the bevel 1 V Specification of Letterslatena pressure bar.

With a machine made in accordance with this invention the bed plate is avery light construction and can be fastened to atable, I sewing machine,bracket or the like and is;

and pressed up against the tube; the bevel and tube are then placed inthe casing and the die as a whole is placed in the machine. Afterpressure has been applied to the die the parts of the button are pressedtogether in the well-known manner and removed from the die.

The gaps formed in the bed plate permit the dies-to'rest on the metal ofthe plate so that the pressure is exerted in the line of the plate,permitting a light construction from stamped metal;

In Fig. 5 the lever 2 is pivoted at 3 to the Patented, Feb, 21,1922.

Application filed August 20, 1920. Serial No. 404,762. v

plate a' and the lever 4 is pivoted at 5 to a lever. 6 which is pivotedto theplate a at 7 adapted for use by dressmakers and others who requireto make buttons covered with cloth, silk or-like' material to suit anyparticular garment.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:- e

1. A button molding machine comprising a fixed bed plate, a second fixedplate adjaand 2 bear on the cent and parallel with the bed plate, saidplates having apertures therein adapted to receive a four-part die, afour-part die adapted to lie in said apertures and extend laterally oneach side of said plates,anda lever disposed between said platesadapted. and operated to press together the parts of the die containingthe shell and back of the button. Y

2. A button molding machine, comprising a bed plate, a second plateadjacent and parallel with thebed plate, said plates being provided withapertures, a four-part die adapted to lie in said apertures, a pressurebar mounted between the plates and above the dies, a spring disposedbetween said plates and adapted to move the pressure bar off the dieswhen the pressure has been removed, and, a lever mounted between thesaid plates adapted when operated to apply pressure to the pressure bar.

3. A button molding machine, comprising a bed plate,.a second plateadjacent and par- 5 adapted to lie in said apertures, a pressure barmounted between the plates and above oil the dies when the pressure hasbeen removed, and a lever mounted between the said plates adapted whenoperated to apply reozoee pressure to the pressure bar, said bed platebeingprovidecl with flanges and said lever being rovidedwvith-u camadapted to bear 10 ion the pressure bar.

In" testimon whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

' V CECIL WILLIAM-SCOTT,

